Biography of John Wrottesley 8th Baronet 1744-1787

Paternal Family Tree: Wrottesley

Maternal Family Tree: Elizabeth Sheppard 1617

In 1731 [his uncle] Walter Wrottesley 6th Baronet (age 9) died. His brother [his father] Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet (age 9) succeeded 7th Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.

In 1739 [his father] Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet (age 17) and [his mother] Mary Leveson-Gower Lady Wrottesley were married. She by marriage Lady Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire. The had five daughters. She the daughter of John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower (age 44) and Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower.

On 22 Dec 1744 John Wrottesley 8th Baronet was born to Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet (age 23) and Mary Leveson-Gower Lady Wrottesley.

In 1761 John Wrottesley 8th Baronet (age 16) was commissioned as ensign of the 2nd Foot Guards.

In 1762 John Wrottesley 8th Baronet (age 17) transferred as captain of the 85th Foot.

In 1766 John Wrottesley 8th Baronet (age 21) was appointed Equerry to Prince Edward Hanover 1st Duke York (age 26) which position he held until 1767.

On 05 Jul 1768 John Wrottesley 8th Baronet (age 23) was elected MP Staffordshire which seat he held for the remainder of his life.

On 29 Jun 1769 [his father] Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet (age 48) died. His son John Wrottesley 8th Baronet (age 24) succeeded 8th Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.

In 1770 John Wrottesley 8th Baronet (age 25) and Frances Courtenay Lady Wrottesley were married. She by marriage Lady Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire. She the daughter of William Courtenay 7th Earl Devon and Frances Finch Countess Devon.

On 04 Oct 1771 [his son] John Wrottesley 1st Baron Wrottesley was born to John Wrottesley 8th Baronet (age 26) and [his wife] Frances Courtenay Lady Wrottesley.

On 19 Oct 1777 John Cotes and [his sister-in-law] Lucy Courtenay were married. She the daughter of William Courtenay 7th Earl Devon and Frances Finch Countess Devon.

On 30 Apr 1778 [his mother] Mary Leveson-Gower Lady Wrottesley died.

In 1786 [his sister-in-law] Lucy Courtenay died.

On 23 Apr 1787 John Wrottesley 8th Baronet (age 42) died. His son [his son] John Wrottesley 1st Baron Wrottesley (age 15) succeeded 9th Baronet Wrottesley of Wrottesley in Staffordshire.

In 1828 [his former wife] Frances Courtenay Lady Wrottesley died.

Ancestors of John Wrottesley 8th Baronet 1744-1787

Great x 4 Grandfather: Hugh Wrottesley

Great x 3 Grandfather: Walter Wrottesley 1st Baronet 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Devereux 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Walter Wrottesley 2nd Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 1 Grandfather: Walter Wrottesley 3rd Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

GrandFather: John Wrottesley 4th Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Father: Richard Wrottesley 7th Baronet 8 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Henry Grey 1st Baron Grey of Groby 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Grey 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Windsor Baroness Grey Groby 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Henry Grey 1st Earl Stamford 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Neville 8th and 6th Baron Bergavenny 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Neville 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Rachel Lennard Baroness Bergavenny

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Grey 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Cecil 1st Earl Exeter

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Cecil 2nd Earl Exeter 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Dorothy Neville Countess Exeter 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Anne Cecil Countess Stamford 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Drury 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Drury Countess Exeter 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Stafford 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

GrandMother: Frances Grey Lady Wrottesley 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 3 Grandfather: Humble Ward 1st Baron Ward of Birmingham Baron Dudley

Great x 2 Grandfather: Edward Ward 7th Baron Dudley 2nd Baron Ward 5 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Ferdinando Dudley 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Sutton 6th Baroness Dudley 4 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandmother: Honora Seymour 3 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Ward 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Brereton 13 x Great Grand Son of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Brereton 1st Baronet 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Margaret Holland 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandmother: Frances Brereton 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Booth 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Susan Booth Lady Brereton

Great x 4 Grandmother: Katherine Anderson Lady Dunham Massey

John Wrottesley 8th Baronet 9 x Great Grand Son of King Henry VII of England and Ireland

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandfather: Thomas Gower 2nd Baronet

Great x 4 Grandmother: Anne Doyley Baroness Gower

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Leveson-Gower 4th Baronet

Great x 4 Grandfather: John Leveson

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Leveson Baroness Gower

Great x 1 Grandfather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Baron Gower

Great x 4 Grandfather: Bevil Grenville

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Granville 1st Earl Bath

Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Smith

Great x 2 Grandmother: Jane Granville Baroness Gower

Great x 4 Grandfather: Peter Wyche

Great x 3 Grandmother: Jane Wyche

GrandFather: John Leveson-Gower 1st Earl Gower 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Manners 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Manners 8th Earl of Rutland 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Grace Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: John Manners 1st Duke Rutland 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Montagu 1st Baron Montagu 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Frances Montagu Countess Rutland 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Frances Cotton 12 x Great Grand Daughter of King Henry "Curtmantle" II of England

Great x 1 Grandmother: Catherine Manners Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Edward Noel 2nd Viscount Campden

Great x 3 Grandfather: Baptist Noel 3rd Viscount Campden

Great x 4 Grandmother: Juliana Hicks Viscountess Campden

Great x 2 Grandmother: Catherine Noel Duchess Rutland 11 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Montagu Bertie 2nd Earl Lindsey 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Bertie Viscountess Campden 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Martha Cockayne Countess Lindsey and Holderness

Mother: Mary Leveson-Gower Lady Wrottesley 10 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 1st Earl Kingston 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward "Longshanks" I of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: William Pierrepont of Thoresby 8 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Gertrude Talbot Baroness Pierrepont Holme Pierrepoint 7 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 2 Grandfather: Robert Pierrepont 9 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Thomas Harries aka Harris 1st Baronet

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Harries aka Harris

Great x 4 Grandmother: Eleanor Gifford

Great x 1 Grandfather: Evelyn Pierrepont 1st Duke Kingston upon Hull 10 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: George Evelyn of West Dean

Great x 3 Grandfather: John Evelyn of Wiltshire

Great x 2 Grandmother: Elizabeth Evelyn

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Coxe

Great x 3 Grandmother: Elizabeth Coxe

GrandMother: Evelyn Pierrepont Baroness Gower 9 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: William Feilding 1st Earl Denbigh

Great x 3 Grandfather: George Feilding 1st Earl Desmond

Great x 2 Grandfather: William Feilding 2nd Earl Desmond 3rd Earl Denbigh 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Michael Stanhope 5 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandmother: Bridget Stanhope Countess Desmond 6 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Read

Great x 1 Grandmother: Mary Fielding Countess Kingston upon Hull 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Robert Carey 1st Earl Monmouth 6 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 3 Grandfather: Henry Carey 2nd Earl Monmouth 7 x Great Grand Son of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Trevannion Countess Monmouth

Great x 2 Grandmother: Mary Carey Countess Desmond and Denbigh 8 x Great Grand Daughter of King Edward III of England

Great x 4 Grandfather: Lionel Cranfield 1st Earl Middlesex

Great x 3 Grandmother: Martha Cranfield Countess Monmouth

Great x 4 Grandmother: Elizabeth Sheppard

John Wrottesley 8th Baronet 1744-1787 appears on the following Descendants Family Trees:

Royal Ancestors of John Wrottesley 8th Baronet 1744-1787

Ancestors of John Wrottesley 8th Baronet 1744-1787